SA 074

~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128688

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128688.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) ug3 du-x#?
ha-ma-ti
iti szu-numun-ta
iti dumu-zi-sze3
gab2-ra gu4-lah5-sze3
ugula lugal-igi-husz
kiszib3 ur-e2-mah
mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
ur-e2-mah
dub-sar
dumu lugal-ku3#-ga#-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SA 074. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y37 — The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P128688) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128688..

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